Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 55.4 | 68.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Acer | Amazon |
| Android 4.0 | Android 4.2.2 |
| 2012-03-22 | 2013-09-25 |
| 6.90 x 10.20 x 0.43 inches | 9.09 x 6.22 x 0.31 inches |
| 24.64 ounces | 13.55 ounces |
| Black and Gray | Black |
| $ 75.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.9 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 339 pixels per inch |
| -- | 400 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 MSM8074 chipset |
| Quad-Core 1300 MHz processor | Krait 400 (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 2 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| NVIDIA GeForce GPU | Adreno 330 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 8.19 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | -- |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EDGE and GPRS |
| 2.4 | 6.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 9800mAh Li-Polymer Battery | -- |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 10.16 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is much better than Acer Iconia Tab A510, getting a score of 68.5 against 55.4. Both of these tablets use Android OS (operating system), but Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a more recent 4.2.2 version and Acer Iconia Tab A510 has Android 4.0, so it provides the user lots of additional features. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 is a newer portable tablet, and it is also much thinner and noticeably lighter than Acer Iconia Tab A510.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 has a lot better looking display than Acer Iconia Tab A510, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better screen pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 1600 x 2560 pixels. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 counts with a greater processing power than Acer Iconia Tab A510, and although they both have a Quad-Core processing unit, the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 also has a greater amount of RAM memory and a graphics co-processor.
The Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a bit more storage for applications and games than Acer Iconia Tab A510, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 64 GB internal memory capacity. Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 features a very superior camera than Acer Iconia Tab A510, because it has a camera with lot more mega-pixels.
The Acer Iconia Tab A510 counts with a very superior battery life than Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9.
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